Z06 vs Camaro SS

[thebrander]

Originally Posted by midgard

My car had 20" wheels/nitto 315 nto5rs. I'm set to get some lightweight bogarts with some drag radials soon.

I run "standard" NT05's on the Z06. They feel like R-compound tires on a road course (I can only personally compare them to Toyo R888's). I bet the NT05R's feel pretty damn good at the drag strip.

The top 5 "stock Z06's on nonstock rubber" times are
1--10.744 @ 129.50--1.59---Ranger------'06.-----Details
2--10.831 @ 130.05--1.70---jamie furman------'06. -----Details
3--10.877 @ 127.33--1.61---Dr.Ron------'09. -----Details
4--10.912 @ 126.32--1.62---Dr.Ron------'06. -----Details
5--10.958 @ 127.22--1.67---walterm32 -----'08-----Details

So your 10.44 is a scorcher (not that you didn't already know that).

[thebrander]

Originally Posted by midgard

My car had 20" wheels/nitto 315 nto5rs. I'm set to get some lightweight bogarts with some drag radials soon.

I like camaros, corvettes, challengers and even Mustangs.....its starting to get fun for people who like those cars these days....oops..they just happen to all be American (Muscle or race) cars too...ha

Yeah, I'm REALLY loving how all the car mags compare the new Mustang 5.0 to a BMW M3. I know it just kills an M3 owner that his/her car is compared to a lowely Stang. But right now, you just get the most performance for the buck when you go American.

[thebrander]

Originally Posted by nalinc23

I'm not posting to ask who would win in a race (already know that answer) just wondering how the 06+ Z06 feels/drives vs the Gen 5 Camaro SS. I love the Z06's look and wanted to see what the driving impressions were.

Another data point for you: I put the Pfadt racing springs in the SS and it REALLY improved the handling of the car (in addition to making it look very tough being lowered by over an inch). It settles much quicker during braking and cornering. The car feels much more "vette-like".

[midgard]

Originally Posted by thebrander

Another data point for you: I put the Pfadt racing springs in the SS and it REALLY improved the handling of the car (in addition to making it look very tough being lowered by over an inch). It settles much quicker during braking and cornering. The car feels much more "vette-like".

When I get the wheels, I'm putting those Pfadt springs in too. Among a few other odds and ends.